Total Crime Rate

169.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 169.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 41.7 10/10
  • Other theft 25.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waterhall Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Patcham & Hollingbury , and the 146th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterhall Road (BN1 8ZD) in the last 12 months was 169.9 per 1,000 residents and was 113.8% higher than the Patcham & Hollingbury average (79.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 64.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 122.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterhall Road (BN1 8ZD), the main crime hotspot is near London Road. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterhall Road area

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Data Sources

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